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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju launches nation-wide initiative of Fit India Youth Clubs to promote fitness among every citizen
Union Minister of Youth and Sports Shri. Kiren Rijiju launched yet another nation-wide initiative, the Fit India Youth Club, on the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day of the country today. The Fit India Youth Club, a part of the Fit India Movement envisioned by Prime Minister, endeavours to harness the power of youth to create mass awareness about the importance of fitness, across the country.
The Fit India Youth Clubs bring together fitness and voluntarism in a unique way in which 75 lakh volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and National Service Scheme, along with Scouts and Guides, NCC and other youth organisations will come together to register as Fit India Youth Clubs in every block in the country, under the aegis of a district unit and each member of the club will motivate people from the community to take up fitness activities of 30 to 60 minutes in his or her daily routine. Additionally, the clubs will organise and encourage schools and local bodies to organise one community fitness programme every quarter.
Speaking about the initiative, Shri Rijiju said, “Only a fit citizen can contribute adequately to his or her country and help fellow citizens in their times of need. India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and we have 75 lakh youth volunteers already, and that number will go up to 1 crore very soon. I am sure that these 1 crore volunteers can motivate at least 30 crore Indians in every nook and corner of India to take up fitness activities regularly. With time, both the numbers of volunteers and those who can be motivated to join the Fit India Movement will grow, and soon, we will be able to reach out to every Indian.”
One of the first initiatives that will be taken up by the Fit India Youth Clubs is to popularise the Fit India Freedom Run, which begins from August 15 to October 2 and is a unique concept that allows participants to run at their pace and at their place and plan their own running routes. The run has already gathered momentum across the country, with elite athletes, corporate leaders, men in uniform, school students taking to social media and posting pictures and videos of their Independence Day runs with #Run4India and #NewIndiaFitIndia.
“The Fit India Movement will complete one year on August 29. Like the various events that have been organised in the last year, the Fit India Freedom Run has also attracted every section of the country. Various organisations like CISF, ITBP, BSF, CBSE Schools, CICSE schools, our own NSS, NYKS volunteers Scouts and Guides other youth organisations are taking active part. We will be assessing which block, district and city has performed the best in the run. It is important to keep a target and keep assessing our performance as a nation.”
Ministry of Finance
Examination for Confirmation of Enrollment of GST Practitioners
The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics  has been authorized to conduct an examination for confirmation of enrollment of Goods and Services Tax Practitioners  in terms of the sub-rule  of rule 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, vide Notification No. 24/2018-Central Tax dated 28.5.2018.
The GSTPs enrolled on the GST Network under sub-rule  of Rule 83and covered byclause  of sub-rule  of Rule 83, i.e. those meeting the eligibility criteria of having enrolled as sales tax practitioners or tax return preparer under the existing law for a period not less than five years, are required to pass the said examination before 31.12.2018 in terms of second proviso to Rule 83. The examination for such GSTPs shall be conducted on 31.10.2018 from 1100hrs to 1330 hrsat designated Examination Centresacross India.
It will be a Computer Based Exam. The Registration for this exam can be done by the eligible GSTPson a registration portal, link of whichwill also beprovided on NACIN and CBIC websites. The Registration Portalwill be activated on 25th September, 2018 and will remain open up to 10th Oct 2018.For convenience of candidates, a help desk will also be set up, details of which will be made available on the registration portal. The applicants are required to make online payment of examination fee of Rs. 500/- at the time of registration for this exam.
Pattern and Syllabus of the Examination
PAPER: GST Law & Procedures:
Time allowed: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Number of Multiple Choice Questions: 100
Language of Questions: English and Hindi
Maximum marks: 200
Qualifying marks: 100
No negative marking
Syllabus:
- Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- State Goods and Services Tax Acts, 2017
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Goods and Services Tax  Act, 2017
- Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017
- All State Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017
- Notifications, Circulars and orders issued from time to time
Election Commission
Biennial election to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from Graduates and Teachers Constituencies-reg.
The term of office of 02 members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Teachers Constituencies and 02 members of the Telangana Legislative Council from Graduates’ Constituencies is expiring on 29thMarch, 2021due to the retirement of the sitting members as detailed below: -
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Andhra Pradesh
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Name of the Member
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Date of retirement
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1
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East-West Godavari Teachers’
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Ramu Surya Rao 
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29.03.2021
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Krishna-Guntur Teachers’
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A. S. Ramakrishna
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Telangana
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Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad Graduates’
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Ramachandra Rao N
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29.03.2021
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Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda
Graduates’
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Dr. Palla Rajeshwar Reddy
- The Commission has now decided that above mentioned biennial election to the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council from Teachers Constituencies and Telangana State Legislative Council from Graduates’ Constituencies, be held in accordance with the following programme: -
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Issue of Notification
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16th February, 2021 
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Last date of making nominations
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23rd February, 2021 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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24th February, 2021 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidature
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26th February, 2021 
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14thMarch, 2021 
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08:00 am to 04:00 pm
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Counting of votes
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17th March, 2021 
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22ndMarch, 2021 
- The Model Code of Conduct concerning these elections will come into force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituencies. Please see the details on Commission’s website under the link: https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-%E2%80%93-regarding/
- Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election processes for all persons: -
- Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
- At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
-  Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out:
-  Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
- Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
- As far as practicable, large halls shall be identified and utilized to ensure social distancing norms.
- Adequate number of vehicles shall be mobilized for movement of polling personnel, security personnel to ensure compliance of COVID-19 guidelines.
- For broad guidelines to be followed strictly in conduct of election during COVID-19, please refer to the guidelines available on Commission’s website under link:- https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12167-broad-guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-electionbye-election-during-covid-19/.
Ministry of Finance
DIPAM to organise Conference on “Creating wealth through markets” as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations of Ministry of Finance tomorrow
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to join the Conference from Bengaluru
Conference is being organised on a mega scale in 75 cities, covering all States and UTs
In celebrations of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav ”, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management  is organinsing a Conference on the theme “Creating Wealth through Market” as an iconic event in 75 cities across the country on tomorrow starting at 04:00 PM. This initiative aims to educate, encourage and empower people in 75 cities across India about investments and creating wealth as well as on the steps taken by the Government for ensuring financial growth of the citizens.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will join the conference from Indian Institute of Science , Bengaluru.
Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad will participate in the Conference from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The inaugural address will be followed by a session at the local venue in 75 cities with eminent speakers comprising of Financial Experts / Professionals / Bankers / Influencers etc. The event will feature discussions on broad topics such as:
- Growth of Indian Capital Markets in the past 75 years.
- Women as rising Independent Investors.
- Role of Government and other Market Players in improving Market Confidence.
- Financial Literacy- a road to financial wellbeing.
- Future of Indian capital markets i.e. Amrit Kaal
“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” is being celebrated in the country in commemoration of 75 years of independence of India, and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. It’s a celebration of our collective achievements as a 75-year-old independent country with a legacy of 5000+ years of ancient history. The celebration rests on five pillars outlined by the Prime Minister i.e. Freedom Struggle, Ideas at 75, Achievements at 75, Actions at 75 and Resolves at 75 as guiding force for moving forward, keeping dreams and duties as inspiration. The Mahotsav will be celebrated as Jan-Utsav in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari.
True to the pan-India essence of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, DIPAM will conduct the programme in all major Indian languages in 75 cities for better and easier acceptability among the people. Reflecting its extensive reach, the Programme covers all geographical areas of the country from Ladakh to Lakshdweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and no area of the country is left out of its ambit.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to participate in the high level segment of One Ocean Summit on 11th February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of One Ocean Summit on 11th February at around 2:30 PM through a video message. The high-level segment of the Summit will also be addressed by several Heads of States and Governments including Germany, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Canada, among others.
One Ocean Summit is being organised by France from 9-11 February, in Brest, France, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank. The objective of the Summit is to mobilise the international community to take tangible action towards preserving and supporting healthy and sustainable ocean ecosystems.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Goa joins MyGov Citizen Engagement Platform; 12 states had already launched their MyGov Platforms
CM Goa launches MyGoa Citizen Engagement Platform to promote participatory governance and policymaking
Citizens may enroll on www.goa.mygov.in to share opinions, ideas and suggestions with the Government
Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa,launched the MyGov Goa portal, on 4th August 2020 in an online event making Goa join the MyGov Citizen Engagement Platform for enabling participative governance. “MyGov Goa portal will go a long way in strengthening public participation in the governance process and allow the state to connect to nationwide audience allowing citizens to participate in different forums and give their view/inputs on government policies/schemes,” he said at the launch.
MyGov , the Government of India’s citizen engagement and crowdsourcing platform, aims to promote active citizen participation in governance and policymaking. Since its launch on 26th July 2014, MyGov has adopted multiple engagement methodologies like discussions, tasks, innovation challenges, polls, surveys, blogs, talks, quizzes and on-ground activities by innovatively using internet, mobile apps, IVRS, SMS and outbound dialing  technologies. MyGov user base has expanded to more than 1.25 Crores and millions of citizens engage with MyGov on its social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn and Twitter. MyGov has also recently launched its channels on new age Apps like Sharechat and Roposo. MyGov’s Helpdesk on WhatsApp and Newsdesk on Telegram has greatly augmented Govts communications on COVID19.
In order to engage with citizens at the State level, MyGov has enabled state instances to crowdsource ideas and creative content for state specific initiatives in a Software-as-a-Service  mode. 12 states had already launched their MyGov platforms State Instance, namely, Maharashtra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. With consistent efforts of MyGov Team and respective state government’s support, the initiative has been a great success and is able to efficiently achieve its objective.
Smt. Jennifer Monserrate, Minister of Information Technology, Government of Goa, expressed her views on MyGov Goa and stated that MyGov Goa portal will encourage people of the state to share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions with the Government in areas related to various policies, programs, schemes etc.
Shri. Abhishek Singh, CEO MyGov India, spoke about how MyGov had become a preferred platform for promoting active participation of citizens in Governance and development.
Citizens may enroll on www.goa.mygov.in and share opinions, ideas and suggestions with the Government.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves partial modification of CCEA’s earlier decision for allowing all eligible Central Public Sector Enterprises and private sector entities to participate in the bidding for the Strategic Disinvestment of Engineering Projects  Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi has given approval for partial modification of the CCEA’s decision dated October, 2016 by allowing all eligible Central Public Sector Enterprises  and private sector entities to participate in the bidding for the strategic disinvestment of Engineering Projects  Limited .
Earlier CCEA in its meeting held on October, 2016had given in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment of 100% shareholding of Government of India in EPIL through merger with a similarly placed CPSE. The modification would promote competition in the bidding process and may result in higher yield to the Government of India.
Impact:
The proposed strategic disinvestment of EPIL would unlock resources to be used to finance the social sector/developmental programmes of the Government benefiting the public. It is also expected that the successful strategic buyer will bring in funds, technology or/and new management practices for the optimum development of business and growth of the company, which may generate more employment opportunities.
Ministry of Defence
Historic Visit of Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces To India
In a historic and landmark visit, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, arrived in India on 14 February 2022. This is the first ever visit by a serving Royal Saudi Land Forces Commander to India and marks a deepening bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. General MM Naravane had visited Saudi Arabia in December 2020 in a historic visit which marked the first time that an Indian Army Chief had visited Saudi Arabia. The aim of the visit is to bolster bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries.
Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair was received by General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army on 15 February 2022 at South Block where he was accorded a Ceremonial Guard of Honour. He met the COAS for significant bilateral discussions and was briefed on security aspects.
The relationship between India and Saudi Arabia has grown owing to common interests in economic prosperity, eliminating the scourge of terrorism and mitigating the effects of climate change. Defence diplomacy forms one of the major tenets of the overall relationship.
Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair will depart for Saudi Arabia on 16 February 2022.
AYUSH
International Webinar on “Yoga and Ayurveda Medicine for Mental Wellness” on 5th November 2020
All India Institute of Ayurveda  is organizing a webinar on 5th November 2020 in association with Western Sydney University on the theme “Yoga and Ayurveda Medicine for Mental Wellness”. The webinar is a collaborative activity focused on the opportunities for mental wellness through the strengths of Ayurveda and Yoga. This is expected to bring together the leading researchers in Yoga and Ayurveda from India, Australia, Italy, and Germany, and provide inputs through current international research. This will further promote international collaborations in scientific research related to Yoga and Ayurveda.
The inaugural session will be graced by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State  for AYUSH and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation. Dr. Geoff Lee, MP, NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, and Acting Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans, Member for Parramatta, NSW Government, Australia; Vd. Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India; Professor Barney Glover, AO Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University, Australia also will address the inaugural session.
In the scientific deliberations; Dr. Antonio Morandi, Italian Scientific Society for Ayurvedic Medicine, Italy; Dr. Michael de Manincor, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia; Dr. Holger Cramer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany will share their research findings on maintaining positive mental health through Ayurveda and Yoga.
This webinar will bring together scientists and researchers from different corners of the globe to discuss the recent concerns, advances, future strategies, etc. It is anticipated that the deliberations of the webinar will provide a strong lead for further research and for generating awareness among the public regarding scientific evidence of Ayurveda and yoga in mental wellness.
Yoga for Mind-Body Wellness, an e-book of invited articles prepared by All India Institute of Ayurveda on the occasion of International Yoga Day-2020 will be released during the inaugural session.
The AIIA is a perfect blend of Ancient Wisdom and Modern technology. The Institute has partnered various national and international research organizations to validate the age-old concepts of Yoga and Ayurveda. Western Sydney University is one such MoU partner which is in the top 2% of universities in the world. The university is committed to research and to making a positive impact on communities.
During the past decade, Ayurveda and Yoga started attracting increased global attention for their potential benefits in health and wellbeing. The drastic changes in lifestyle in modern times has led to rapidly increasing incidence of psychosomatic disorders which are becoming challenges for the medical profession. Ayurveda has many modalities to address such conditions. Ayurveda approaches combined with Yogic Practices are known to be beneficial in balancing the mental state and maintaining positive health.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Digital India Scheme and Aadhaar
UIDAI has created various facilities as mentioned below for updating the details in Aadhaar by the Residents:
- UIDAI provides Aadhaar enrolment/update facility to the residents through more than 55,000 Enrolment Centres working throughout India. UIDAI also runs 79 State of the art Aadhaar SevaKendras which offers a comfortable environment to the residents and are wheel-chair friendly having special provisions to service the elderly or specially-abled.
- Residents who have linked their mobile with Aadhaar have option to update their demographic data  through online portal i.e. myaadhaar.gov.in
- UIDAI on-boarded India Post Payment Banks  as Registrar to facilitate residents, for linking their Mobile/Email with their Aadhaar. These services are offered through the Postmen and on an average more than 30,000 such postmen are working on daily basis.
Also, Aadhaar has an inclusive approach and its enrolment/update processes are accessible to Senior Citizens and persons with disabilities.
Further, the various measures taken by Government of India to ensure that the Digital India scheme is inclusive and accessible to people with disabilities are- publishing of Guidelines for Indian Government
Websites  that includes the guidelines on websites accessibility, publishing of Information and Communications Technology  Accessibility Standard ‘IS17802’ Part-I is addressing the functional requirement of various disabilities. Also regular accessibility awareness programmes for capacity building are conducted.
Government of India is aware of Web 3.0 and opportunities and challenges that it represents. The government is confident that with Digital India, the entrepreneurs will lead the change in innovating in Web 3.0.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares pictures of Kashi on Maha Shivratri
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared the glimpses of Maha Shivratri celebrations in Kashi.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"महाशिवरात्रि के पावन-पुनीत अवसर पर शिवभक्ति में लीन काशी...जय बाबा विश्वनाथ!"
Ministry of Women and Child Development
POCSO E-BOX
As per the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights , NCPCR has received 438 complaints through POCSO e-Box during the last three years and the current year 2021-22. The State/UT – wise details are given in Annexure.
As regards the complaints received it is stated that the Ministry has written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  for disposal of the pending complaints in an expeditious and time bound manner.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.